Nationalism and ethnic conflict : identities and mobilization after 1990 / / edited by Mahendra Lawoti and Susan Hangen

• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.80095496; 320.54; 320.5409549609051
• Soggetto topico: Minorities - Political activity - Nepal; Indigenous peoples - Nepal - Politics and government; Group identity - Nepal; Nationalism - Nepal
• Soggetto geografico: Nepal Politics and government 1990-; Nepal Ethnic relations Political aspects
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: HangenSusan LawotiMahendra <1965->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of contributors; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; SECTION 1 Contextualizing nationalism and ethnic conflict; 1 Introduction: nationalism and ethnic conflict in Nepal; 2 Ethnopolitics and ethnodevelopment: an emerging paradigm in Nepal - with a postscript; 3 Nepali economic history through the ethnic lens: changing state alliances with business elites; SECTION 2 Identities and movements; 4 Problems of identity for Hill Dalits and Nepal's nationalist project ; 5 The National Muslim Forum Nepal: experiences of conflict, formations of identity6 Boycotting Dasain: history, memory and ethnic politics in Nepal; 7 In pursuit of recognition: regionalism, Madhesi identity and the Madhes Andolan; 8 Refusing to choose: the Muslim Madhesis and the coexistence of religious and regional identity in Nepal's Tarai; SECTION 3 Trends of Nepal's ethnic and nationalist movements and conflicts; 9 Dynamics of mobilization: varied trajectories of Dalit, indigenous nationalities and Madhesi movements ; 10 Transforming ethnic politics, transforming the Nepali polity: from peaceful nationalist mobilization to the rise of armed separatist groupsIndex
• Sommario/riassunto: Identity movements, based on ethnicity, caste, language, religion and regional identity, have become increasingly significant in Nepal, reshaping debates on the definition of the nation, nationalism and the structure of the state. This book analyzes the rapid rise in ethnic and nationalist mobilization and conflict since 1990, the dynamics and trajectories of these movements, and their consequences for Nepal.From an interdisciplinary perspective, the book looks at the roots of mobilization and conflicts, the reasons for the increase in mobilization and violent activities, and the pol
• Titolo autorizzato: Nationalism and ethnic conflict
• ISBN: 1-283-60515-5; 9786613917607; 1-136-30873-3; 0-203-11826-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462432403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge Contemporary South Asia Series